Nature Conservation

Affiliated Organizations

Other Local Organizations

Other Resources

  • Beantree Farm
    consulting/design services, education, workshops, tours, permaculture, green building, earth/cob/straw/recycled materials building, integrated passive/active low energy/water community design, local/native foods, food security, educational staycations, na
  • Green Drinks Tucson
    Every month people who work in the environmental field meet up for a drink at informal sessions around the world known as Green Drinks.
  • Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan (Pima County)
    "What Pima County has now achieved is the integration of all natural resource protection and land use planning activities into one plan."

Local Discussion Groups

  • Green Drinks Tucson
    Every month people who work in the environmental field meet up for a drink at informal sessions around the world known as Green Drinks.

Government Relations

Articles

  • Annual Flavors of the Desert - April 28
    at the University of Arizona and Tohono Chul Park ANNUAL FLAVORS OF THE DESERT This year we are celebrating the 1981 landmark gathering of the folks who would become the luminaries of the seed world, with a day of workshops at the University of Arizona, and then in the evening at Tohono Chul Park, we...
  • Seed School - Native Seeds / SEARCH - 6-day classes in 2012
    March 4 – 9 in Tucson April 12 – 14 Seed Library School Summer Saturdays: June 16, 23, 30, July 7, 14 Oct 28 - Nov 2 in Phoenix Seed School - Native Seeds / SEARCH Six-day trainings in Tucson, Arizona, facilitated by NS/S Executive Director Bill McDorman, author of Basic Seed Saving. Bill is a 30-year...
  • WMG Composting Toilet Program - Seeking Participants - Feb 9
    Soil Steward Composting Toilet Program - Seeking Participants Are you… An early adopter who likes to be part of a cutting-edge pilot program to influence city and state policy? Tired of flushing potable water down the toilet and interested in building a legal composting toilet for your home? Interested...
  • Pima County Food Systems Alliance - Meeting & Potluck - January 31
    On January 31st, there will be a meeting of the Pima County Food Systems Alliance, at Tucson Village Farm, 4210 N Campbell Ave The Pima County Food Systems Alliance (PCFSA) is an open membership network comprised of a variety of groups and individuals—including but not limited to farmers, chefs, restaurants,...
  • Seed Library of Pima County Public Library - Grand Opening January 28
    10am-5pm at Joel D Valdez Main Library, 101 N Stone Ave, Downtown Tucson Pima County Public Library invites you to the grand opening of its Seed Library and introducing the new Pima County Public Library Bookbike! The Seed Library is a collection of edible, decorative, and herb seed varieties that community...
  • Ten Good Things About a (Not So) Bad Year
    Ten Good Things About a (Not So) Bad Year Medea Benjamin, CommonDreams I had the privilege of starting out the year witnessing, firsthand, the unfolding of the Egyptian revolution in Tahrir Square. I saw people who had been muzzled their entire lives, especially women, suddenly discovering their collective...
  • The 12 most hopeful trends to build on in 2012
    The 12 most hopeful trends to build on in 2012 Published by YES! Magazine on Sat, 12/31/2011 Original article: http://www.yesmagazine.org/blogs/sarah-van-gelder/12-most-hopeful-trends-to-build-on-in-2012 by Sarah van Gelder Who would have thought that some young people camped out in lower Manhattan...
  • ST February Meeting - Climate Change in Tucson and the Southwest - Dr Jonathan Overpeck
    at DuVal Auditorium, University Medical Center, 1501 N Campbell Avenue Sustainable Tucson's February Meeting will be a special public lecture event in collaboration with the Tucson Audubon Society and the Community Water Coalition. University of Arizona climate scientist Dr. Jonathan Overpeck will speak...
  • ST January Meeting - Topics and Working Groups for 2012
    at Joel D. Valdez Main Library 101 N. Stone, Downtown (free lower level parking off Alameda St) How do we "green" our homes and neighborhoods? How do we work together and contribute to each other? How do we prepare for climate change? Join us on January 9th to learn of some exciting efforts now underway...
  • Greywater Systems - Watershed Technical Training - Feb 6-8
    Early registration ends January 6! Brad Lancaster, Senior Watershed Specialist with Watershed Management Group and author of Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, will lead this hands-on technical training covering advanced greywater systems. Greywater use is not only allowed by an increasing...
  • Community-based Green Infrastructure - Watershed Technical Training - March 29-31
    Introductory webinar: March 20th, 3-5pm (PDT). Hands-on training: March 29-31, 2012, Tucson, Arizona. Watershed Management Group has been working with community members to install neighborhood level Green Infrastructure (GI) projects in Tucson since 2008. Now WMG is offering an in-depth professional...
  • Tucson: Support a City Resolution to Curb Global Warming - Dec 20
    at Tucson City Hall, 255 W. Alameda, Tucson, AZ 85701 - downtown, just east of Granada in the Presidio Park Plaza From: Center for Biological Diversity Subject: Tucson: Support a City Resolution to Curb Global Warming Seattle has just become the latest city to join the Center for Biological Diversity's...
  • Dreaming New Mexico - Peter Warshall - TEDxABQ video
    Dreaming New Mexico has built a map of pragmatic and visionary solutions to create a more localized and green economy with greater local self-reliance and enhanced prosperity. Peter Warshall is Co-Director of the Bioneers' Dreaming New Mexico Project, and a world-renowned water steward, biodiversity...
  • Monthly Salon - Native Seeds / SEARCH
    FREE at the Native Seeds/SEARCH Store, 3061 N. Campbell Ave. 85719 Bring your juiciest ideas and appetite for mind-watering conversations. The Salons are held every third Monday of the month, and have a little something for anyone who has ever wielded a fork or pitchfork. Our Salon on January 16, 2012...
  • Oppose the Rosemont Mine - public meetings Dec 1st, 7th, 8th, 10th
    Thursday, Dec. 1, at Corona Foothills Middle School, 16705 S. Houghton Rd., from 5 to 9 PM (and see comments below for further meetings at other locations) From: Keith Willmarth Subject: Oppose the Rosemont Mine I am sending this message to mobilize informed opposition to the...
  • Pima County Food Systems Alliance - Meeting & Potluck - Nov 30
    On November 30th (this Wednesday) from 6-8 pm, there will be a large group meeting of the Pima County Food Systems Alliance (PCFSA) with a potluck at the Sam Lena Library (1607 S. 6th Ave, Tucson; call 520.594.5265 for directions) The Agenda is as follows: Welcome & Introduction (Nick) (5 min; 6:00-6:05) Presentation...
  • ST December Meeting - The Politics of Sustainability
    at Joel D. Valdez Main Library 101 N. Stone, Downtown (free lower level parking off Alameda St) Activism, Advocacy, and Political Action are ramping up all over the world.  Tucson is no exception, and so Sustainable Tucson begins an exploration into the realm of political expression and action, and...
  • Sustainable Tucson comments on proposed Rosemont Mine
    Sustainable Tucson comments on proposed Rosemont Mine Sustainable Tucson is a non-profit, grass-roots organization that builds regional resilience and sustainability through awareness raising, community engagement and public/private partnerships. We recognize the need to focus on sustainability within...
  • UA Professor Walks Away From Empire
    UA Natural Resources Professor Emeritus Guy McPherson and Sustainable Tucson founding coalition member addresses the International Conference on Sustainability, Transition and Culture Change: Vision, Action, Leadership recounting his journey to personal accountability in the current crisis of civilization...
  • Introduction to Growing Food at Home - Sonoran Permaculture Guild
    The future of sustainable agriculture will be in small to medium scale organic food gardens grown right in our cities.  In this workshop that includes hands-on work, you will learn how to set up a complete garden system. We will show you how to increase your garden’s health, production, and nutrient...
  • Occupy Tucson Event: Tar Sands Keystone XL Pipeline Protest
    Event: Occupy Tucson: Tar Sands Keystone XL Pipeline: Decision by Obama on behalf of the American People Sunday, November 6, 11:30–12:30, followed by General Assembly meeting. Amory Park, 221 S. 6th Ave. ??? moved to Veinte de Agosto Park at Church & Congress ??? This Sunday, exactly one year before...
  • Eco-Sanitation Course with David Omick & Brad Lancaster - Dec 5-7
    Eco-Sanitation Course with David Omick & Brad Lancaster December 5 - 7 in Tucson Note: Dates have changed from those previously advertized. Early registration extended to Oct 30. Early registration cost is $250. Scholarships are available. Learn cutting-edge principles in simple living technology in...
  • Innovative 30,000-gallon Rainwater Harvesting Cistern
    Innovative 30,000-gallon "Ground Pit" rainwater harvesting cistern being installed at Tucson's Nature Conservancy headquarters
  • Sustainability Lessons for the United States
    How Germany became Europe’s green leader: A look at four decades of sustainable policymaking by Ralph Buehler, Arne Jungjohann, Melissa Keeley, Michael Mehling In Brief Over the last 40 years, all levels of government in Germany have retooled policies to promote growth that is more environmentally...
  • ST November General Meeting - Food Security
    at  Joel D. Valdez Main Library 101 N. Stone, Downtown (free lower level parking off Alameda St) FOOD SECURITY What is it? ... Do we have it? ... What can we do about it? Please join us for the next Sustainable Tucson General Meeting, where we will begin to tackle the issue of creating a secure food...
  • ST Water - resource links
    RAINWATER & GREYWATER USE RESOURCE LIST Hands-On/Workshops http://www.sonoranpermaculture.org/courses-and-workshops/ (Sonoran Permaculture Guild workshops - gray water use; rainwater harvesting; and more) http://www.watershedmg.org/calendar-tucson (Watershed Management Group calendar of events & workshops...
  • URBAN CHICKS - Native Seeds/SEARCH
    December 19, 5:30-7:30 P.M. Native Seed/SEARCH Retail Store, 3061 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson Join us at our monthly SALON for a discussion with Pat Foreman, internationally renowned chicken expert and author of CITY CHICKS. Pat will talk about how to employ your family flock's skill sets for insect and...
  • Bean Tree Farm Workshops - Fall 2011
    Here are Bean Tree Farm's workshop listings for fall, 2011, plus a special solar energy class we're excited to be hosting.  For more info and any questions, check out www.beantreefarm.com, or email beantreefarm(at)gmail.com --- October 8 ~ Earth Plasters, Paints and Pigments ~ 8am-12noon: Art,...
  • Native Seeds/SEARCH Monthly Salon - Native foods for the Holidays
    Join us for a discussion and tasty ideas on Southwest Holiday Fare using native foods, presented by NS/S Board Member Martha Burgess of Flor de Mayo. November 21st 5:30-7:30pm at 3061 N. Campbell. Free. Visit our new Seed Room and Seed Library. www.nativeseeds.org Contact: belle(at)nativeseeds.org...
  • Seed Saving for Dummies - Native Seeds/SEARCH
    Join Native Seeds/SEARCH for the next monthly Salon at their Retail Store at 3061 N. Campbell Road, Monday, October 17th from 5:30 - 7:30p. Seed Saving for Dummies! presented by NS/S Executive Director Bill McDorman will convince you that seed saving is 80% inspiration and 20% technical. Come prepared...
  • Native Seeds/SEARCH - Janos Harvest Dinner
    Native Seeds/SEARCH presents one of its most celebrated and enduring traditions – the Janos Harvest Dinner. This year's gathering takes place on Tuesday, October 25th at the fabulous Janos Restaurant at the Westin La Paloma at 3770 E. Sunrise Drive, Tucson. Chef 
Janos 
Wilder 
cooks 
up...
  • Worm Composting Workshop with Linda Leigh
    Saturday, October 15, 10 a.m. – 12 noon; $65 per person, 3061 N. Campbell, Tucson Learn everything that you need to know to successfully compost your household waste using worms! Learn how to maintain the bin, feed the worms, and harvest and use the worm compost. You’ll go home with: A complete...
  • ST Sustainability Book Sale
    Sustainable Tucson is offering a very special Book Sale fundraising event at our October  General Meeting. We have more than 150 titles, including some hard-to-find classics. The winter reading season is coming, so come and browse this rich collection of sustainability literature. You can shop with...
  • Sustainable Tucson - General Meeting - October 2011
    Sustainable Tucson General Meeting - at Milagro Cohousing Community Monday, October 10th, 5:45 – 8:30 pm, and come early at 5:15 pm for a tour Note: this meeting will be at the Milagro Cohousing Community instead of the library (click here for map). If you can come earlier, there will be a tour of...
  • Regional Water Assessment Task Force ThinkTank Report
    иконописJoin an interactive community meeting to help shape the greater Tucson region's efforts to achieve a sustainable water future. This meetings will present the results of the . The meeting will be held at the Tucson Association of...
  • Moving Planet - Connect 2 Tucson - A Day to Move Beyond Fossil Fuels
    Moving Planet - September 24th, 2011: A Day to Move Beyond Fossil Fuels JOIN THE RIDE: Connect 2 river paths on 2 wheels! Celebrate the linkup of the Santa Cruz and Rillito river paths and ride beyond fossil fuels. Meet on the plaza south of Drachman Hall on the UMC Campus (Helen St and Martin Av). Ride...
  • Vegan Potluck / talk about Ecocide
    Hello, My name is Kaylee Farnolli, I'm a senior in the School of Art at the University of Arizona. I've just returned from 6 months living and studying abroad in Mexico City. The people I met there have inspired me to call a community vegan potluck in an effort to spread the word about Polly Higgen's...
  • Permaculture Course with Toby Hemenway - 6 weekends starting Nov 12-13
    Permaculture Course with Toby Hemenway author of Gaia's Garden, the best-selling permaculture book in the world at Native Seeds/SEARCH (NS/S) Conservation Center. One weekend a month for six months beginning November 12 13. $1,000 tuition, $850 early bird if paid by October 21. Proceeds benefit NS/S...
  • SEKEM: A visionary Egyptian desert project
    Learn about an important example of sustainable development in Egypt. SEKEM, founded by Ibrahim Abouleish, winner of the Right Livelihood Award -- the "Alternative Nobel" Sekem: Born of the sun  5:17 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-D23-OjmoM&feature=fvsr Ibrahim Abouleish - Founder Sekem Group  ...
  • August ST Film Night  "First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture
    Sustainable Tucson General Meeting Monday, August 8th,  5:45 - 8:00 pm Joel D. Valdez Main Library 101 N. Stone (free lower level parking - off Alameda St This month's General Meeting will continue our project on "Becoming a Desert Community" by presenting films relevant to desert natural buildings ...
  • Common Ground Two
    Time again to invite you all to proclaim local community from the rooftops. One rooftop at least. Join in on the action on the roof of the Pennington St Parking Garage, 110 E. Pennington St. What is Common Ground? What it is... is a CELEBRATION, where every group, organization, congregation, small business,...
  • Cooking Oil Recycling
    domainOn November 26th, 2010, Enjoy Dining Green and Pima County Waste Water will be collecting used cooking oil from 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.  Enjoy Dining Green will have 2 collection sites, one at 446 North Campbell Ave. #150, Across from Sam Hughes Place, located at the northeast corner of Campbell...
  • SAGCC November Mixer
    Extended Time For November Mixer Friedman Recycling 1825 West Price Tucson, AZ  85705 Sponsored by Saguaro Environmental/Friedman Recycling The earlier start is to take advantage of daylight so we can tour the recycling plant. Nibbles and drinks will be served outside, so we recommend jackets in...
  • Shockingly Sane Solutions Rally
    2602 E. Grant Road The Rally will be held locally while Jon Stewart's Rally to Restore Sanity and Stephen Colbert's March to Keep Fear Alive occur in Washington, D.C. Our rally highlights Tucson organizations that are providing sane solutions to intensifying global challenges. A solar-powered sound...
  • Dedication for Solar Generating Facility
     You are all invited to a dedication ceremony for Pima County's Solar Electric Generating Facility. Be there when they flip the switch on the largest polycrystalline PV solar facility in Southern Arizona. Directions: Exit I-10 at Ruthrauff Road/W. El Camino del Cerro Turn west off the ramp at W....
  • Permaculture workshop
    Introduction to Permaculture - In this one day overview of Permaculture design, ethics, and principles you will have the opportunity to put together a long term plan for your sustainable home and landscape – one that takes care of people and takes care of our environment at the same time. Location:...
  • Imagine Greater Tucson
    Imagine Greater Tucson, a collaborative effort to define a publicly supported vision and clear action plan to help shape the region's future is kicking off its multi-year campaign at the end of the month. There are many opportunities to get involved and to help ensure that sustainability is a fundamental...
  • See "A Sense of Wonder" at the Fox
    Historic Fox Theatre, 17 West Congress, Tucson A Sense of Wonder: a celebration of children and nature, a film about Rachel Carson will be shown at the historic Fox Theater. This gala evening event for adults and youth 12 and above will include appearances by Pete Mesquitey and Eb Eberlein. The event...
  • Local Climate Change Symposium
    A symposium examining recent evidence that climate change may be affecting desert ecology in Saguaro National Park will beheld from 9 am to 4:30 pm, October 2nd at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum's Warden Oasis Theater. Jonathon Overpeck, co-director of the Institute of the Environment and leader on...
  • Wild & Scenic Film Festival
    The Loft Cinema, 3233 E Speedway, Blvd., Tucson, Arizona The Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival On Tour brings together a selection of films from the annual festival held each January in Nevada City, CA. The chosen films not only highlight environmental concerns but also provide solutions, reaching...

Meetings and Events

  • Annual Flavors of the Desert - April 28
    at the University of Arizona and Tohono Chul Park ANNUAL FLAVORS OF THE DESERT This year we are celebrating the 1981 landmark gathering of the folks who would become the luminaries of the seed world, with a day of workshops at the University of Arizona, and then in the evening at Tohono Chul Park, we...
  • Seed School - Native Seeds / SEARCH - 6-day classes in 2012
    March 4 – 9 in Tucson April 12 – 14 Seed Library School Summer Saturdays: June 16, 23, 30, July 7, 14 Oct 28 - Nov 2 in Phoenix Seed School - Native Seeds / SEARCH Six-day trainings in Tucson, Arizona, facilitated by NS/S Executive Director Bill McDorman, author of Basic Seed Saving. Bill is a 30-year...
  • WMG Composting Toilet Program - Seeking Participants - Feb 9
    Soil Steward Composting Toilet Program - Seeking Participants Are you… An early adopter who likes to be part of a cutting-edge pilot program to influence city and state policy? Tired of flushing potable water down the toilet and interested in building a legal composting toilet for your home? Interested...
  • Pima County Food Systems Alliance - Meeting & Potluck - January 31
    On January 31st, there will be a meeting of the Pima County Food Systems Alliance, at Tucson Village Farm, 4210 N Campbell Ave The Pima County Food Systems Alliance (PCFSA) is an open membership network comprised of a variety of groups and individuals—including but not limited to farmers, chefs, restaurants,...
  • Seed Library of Pima County Public Library - Grand Opening January 28
    10am-5pm at Joel D Valdez Main Library, 101 N Stone Ave, Downtown Tucson Pima County Public Library invites you to the grand opening of its Seed Library and introducing the new Pima County Public Library Bookbike! The Seed Library is a collection of edible, decorative, and herb seed varieties that community...
  • Ten Good Things About a (Not So) Bad Year
    Ten Good Things About a (Not So) Bad Year Medea Benjamin, CommonDreams I had the privilege of starting out the year witnessing, firsthand, the unfolding of the Egyptian revolution in Tahrir Square. I saw people who had been muzzled their entire lives, especially women, suddenly discovering their collective...
  • The 12 most hopeful trends to build on in 2012
    The 12 most hopeful trends to build on in 2012 Published by YES! Magazine on Sat, 12/31/2011 Original article: http://www.yesmagazine.org/blogs/sarah-van-gelder/12-most-hopeful-trends-to-build-on-in-2012 by Sarah van Gelder Who would have thought that some young people camped out in lower Manhattan...
  • ST February Meeting - Climate Change in Tucson and the Southwest - Dr Jonathan Overpeck
    at DuVal Auditorium, University Medical Center, 1501 N Campbell Avenue Sustainable Tucson's February Meeting will be a special public lecture event in collaboration with the Tucson Audubon Society and the Community Water Coalition. University of Arizona climate scientist Dr. Jonathan Overpeck will speak...
  • ST January Meeting - Topics and Working Groups for 2012
    at Joel D. Valdez Main Library 101 N. Stone, Downtown (free lower level parking off Alameda St) How do we "green" our homes and neighborhoods? How do we work together and contribute to each other? How do we prepare for climate change? Join us on January 9th to learn of some exciting efforts now underway...
  • Greywater Systems - Watershed Technical Training - Feb 6-8
    Early registration ends January 6! Brad Lancaster, Senior Watershed Specialist with Watershed Management Group and author of Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, will lead this hands-on technical training covering advanced greywater systems. Greywater use is not only allowed by an increasing...
  • Community-based Green Infrastructure - Watershed Technical Training - March 29-31
    Introductory webinar: March 20th, 3-5pm (PDT). Hands-on training: March 29-31, 2012, Tucson, Arizona. Watershed Management Group has been working with community members to install neighborhood level Green Infrastructure (GI) projects in Tucson since 2008. Now WMG is offering an in-depth professional...
  • Tucson: Support a City Resolution to Curb Global Warming - Dec 20
    at Tucson City Hall, 255 W. Alameda, Tucson, AZ 85701 - downtown, just east of Granada in the Presidio Park Plaza From: Center for Biological Diversity Subject: Tucson: Support a City Resolution to Curb Global Warming Seattle has just become the latest city to join the Center for Biological Diversity's...
  • Dreaming New Mexico - Peter Warshall - TEDxABQ video
    Dreaming New Mexico has built a map of pragmatic and visionary solutions to create a more localized and green economy with greater local self-reliance and enhanced prosperity. Peter Warshall is Co-Director of the Bioneers' Dreaming New Mexico Project, and a world-renowned water steward, biodiversity...
  • Monthly Salon - Native Seeds / SEARCH
    FREE at the Native Seeds/SEARCH Store, 3061 N. Campbell Ave. 85719 Bring your juiciest ideas and appetite for mind-watering conversations. The Salons are held every third Monday of the month, and have a little something for anyone who has ever wielded a fork or pitchfork. Our Salon on January 16, 2012...
  • Oppose the Rosemont Mine - public meetings Dec 1st, 7th, 8th, 10th
    Thursday, Dec. 1, at Corona Foothills Middle School, 16705 S. Houghton Rd., from 5 to 9 PM (and see comments below for further meetings at other locations) From: Keith Willmarth Subject: Oppose the Rosemont Mine I am sending this message to mobilize informed opposition to the...
  • Pima County Food Systems Alliance - Meeting & Potluck - Nov 30
    On November 30th (this Wednesday) from 6-8 pm, there will be a large group meeting of the Pima County Food Systems Alliance (PCFSA) with a potluck at the Sam Lena Library (1607 S. 6th Ave, Tucson; call 520.594.5265 for directions) The Agenda is as follows: Welcome & Introduction (Nick) (5 min; 6:00-6:05) Presentation...
  • ST December Meeting - The Politics of Sustainability
    at Joel D. Valdez Main Library 101 N. Stone, Downtown (free lower level parking off Alameda St) Activism, Advocacy, and Political Action are ramping up all over the world.  Tucson is no exception, and so Sustainable Tucson begins an exploration into the realm of political expression and action, and...
  • Sustainable Tucson comments on proposed Rosemont Mine
    Sustainable Tucson comments on proposed Rosemont Mine Sustainable Tucson is a non-profit, grass-roots organization that builds regional resilience and sustainability through awareness raising, community engagement and public/private partnerships. We recognize the need to focus on sustainability within...
  • UA Professor Walks Away From Empire
    UA Natural Resources Professor Emeritus Guy McPherson and Sustainable Tucson founding coalition member addresses the International Conference on Sustainability, Transition and Culture Change: Vision, Action, Leadership recounting his journey to personal accountability in the current crisis of civilization...
  • Introduction to Growing Food at Home - Sonoran Permaculture Guild
    The future of sustainable agriculture will be in small to medium scale organic food gardens grown right in our cities.  In this workshop that includes hands-on work, you will learn how to set up a complete garden system. We will show you how to increase your garden’s health, production, and nutrient...
  • Occupy Tucson Event: Tar Sands Keystone XL Pipeline Protest
    Event: Occupy Tucson: Tar Sands Keystone XL Pipeline: Decision by Obama on behalf of the American People Sunday, November 6, 11:30–12:30, followed by General Assembly meeting. Amory Park, 221 S. 6th Ave. ??? moved to Veinte de Agosto Park at Church & Congress ??? This Sunday, exactly one year before...
  • Eco-Sanitation Course with David Omick & Brad Lancaster - Dec 5-7
    Eco-Sanitation Course with David Omick & Brad Lancaster December 5 - 7 in Tucson Note: Dates have changed from those previously advertized. Early registration extended to Oct 30. Early registration cost is $250. Scholarships are available. Learn cutting-edge principles in simple living technology in...
  • Innovative 30,000-gallon Rainwater Harvesting Cistern
    Innovative 30,000-gallon "Ground Pit" rainwater harvesting cistern being installed at Tucson's Nature Conservancy headquarters
  • Sustainability Lessons for the United States
    How Germany became Europe’s green leader: A look at four decades of sustainable policymaking by Ralph Buehler, Arne Jungjohann, Melissa Keeley, Michael Mehling In Brief Over the last 40 years, all levels of government in Germany have retooled policies to promote growth that is more environmentally...
  • ST November General Meeting - Food Security
    at  Joel D. Valdez Main Library 101 N. Stone, Downtown (free lower level parking off Alameda St) FOOD SECURITY What is it? ... Do we have it? ... What can we do about it? Please join us for the next Sustainable Tucson General Meeting, where we will begin to tackle the issue of creating a secure food...
  • ST Water - resource links
    RAINWATER & GREYWATER USE RESOURCE LIST Hands-On/Workshops http://www.sonoranpermaculture.org/courses-and-workshops/ (Sonoran Permaculture Guild workshops - gray water use; rainwater harvesting; and more) http://www.watershedmg.org/calendar-tucson (Watershed Management Group calendar of events & workshops...
  • URBAN CHICKS - Native Seeds/SEARCH
    December 19, 5:30-7:30 P.M. Native Seed/SEARCH Retail Store, 3061 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson Join us at our monthly SALON for a discussion with Pat Foreman, internationally renowned chicken expert and author of CITY CHICKS. Pat will talk about how to employ your family flock's skill sets for insect and...
  • Bean Tree Farm Workshops - Fall 2011
    Here are Bean Tree Farm's workshop listings for fall, 2011, plus a special solar energy class we're excited to be hosting.  For more info and any questions, check out www.beantreefarm.com, or email beantreefarm(at)gmail.com --- October 8 ~ Earth Plasters, Paints and Pigments ~ 8am-12noon: Art,...
  • Native Seeds/SEARCH Monthly Salon - Native foods for the Holidays
    Join us for a discussion and tasty ideas on Southwest Holiday Fare using native foods, presented by NS/S Board Member Martha Burgess of Flor de Mayo. November 21st 5:30-7:30pm at 3061 N. Campbell. Free. Visit our new Seed Room and Seed Library. www.nativeseeds.org Contact: belle(at)nativeseeds.org...
  • Seed Saving for Dummies - Native Seeds/SEARCH
    Join Native Seeds/SEARCH for the next monthly Salon at their Retail Store at 3061 N. Campbell Road, Monday, October 17th from 5:30 - 7:30p. Seed Saving for Dummies! presented by NS/S Executive Director Bill McDorman will convince you that seed saving is 80% inspiration and 20% technical. Come prepared...
  • Native Seeds/SEARCH - Janos Harvest Dinner
    Native Seeds/SEARCH presents one of its most celebrated and enduring traditions – the Janos Harvest Dinner. This year's gathering takes place on Tuesday, October 25th at the fabulous Janos Restaurant at the Westin La Paloma at 3770 E. Sunrise Drive, Tucson. Chef 
Janos 
Wilder 
cooks 
up...
  • Worm Composting Workshop with Linda Leigh
    Saturday, October 15, 10 a.m. – 12 noon; $65 per person, 3061 N. Campbell, Tucson Learn everything that you need to know to successfully compost your household waste using worms! Learn how to maintain the bin, feed the worms, and harvest and use the worm compost. You’ll go home with: A complete...
  • ST Sustainability Book Sale
    Sustainable Tucson is offering a very special Book Sale fundraising event at our October  General Meeting. We have more than 150 titles, including some hard-to-find classics. The winter reading season is coming, so come and browse this rich collection of sustainability literature. You can shop with...
  • Sustainable Tucson - General Meeting - October 2011
    Sustainable Tucson General Meeting - at Milagro Cohousing Community Monday, October 10th, 5:45 – 8:30 pm, and come early at 5:15 pm for a tour Note: this meeting will be at the Milagro Cohousing Community instead of the library (click here for map). If you can come earlier, there will be a tour of...
  • Regional Water Assessment Task Force ThinkTank Report
    иконописJoin an interactive community meeting to help shape the greater Tucson region's efforts to achieve a sustainable water future. This meetings will present the results of the . The meeting will be held at the Tucson Association of...
  • Moving Planet - Connect 2 Tucson - A Day to Move Beyond Fossil Fuels
    Moving Planet - September 24th, 2011: A Day to Move Beyond Fossil Fuels JOIN THE RIDE: Connect 2 river paths on 2 wheels! Celebrate the linkup of the Santa Cruz and Rillito river paths and ride beyond fossil fuels. Meet on the plaza south of Drachman Hall on the UMC Campus (Helen St and Martin Av). Ride...
  • Vegan Potluck / talk about Ecocide
    Hello, My name is Kaylee Farnolli, I'm a senior in the School of Art at the University of Arizona. I've just returned from 6 months living and studying abroad in Mexico City. The people I met there have inspired me to call a community vegan potluck in an effort to spread the word about Polly Higgen's...
  • Permaculture Course with Toby Hemenway - 6 weekends starting Nov 12-13
    Permaculture Course with Toby Hemenway author of Gaia's Garden, the best-selling permaculture book in the world at Native Seeds/SEARCH (NS/S) Conservation Center. One weekend a month for six months beginning November 12 13. $1,000 tuition, $850 early bird if paid by October 21. Proceeds benefit NS/S...
  • SEKEM: A visionary Egyptian desert project
    Learn about an important example of sustainable development in Egypt. SEKEM, founded by Ibrahim Abouleish, winner of the Right Livelihood Award -- the "Alternative Nobel" Sekem: Born of the sun  5:17 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-D23-OjmoM&feature=fvsr Ibrahim Abouleish - Founder Sekem Group  ...
  • August ST Film Night  "First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture
    Sustainable Tucson General Meeting Monday, August 8th,  5:45 - 8:00 pm Joel D. Valdez Main Library 101 N. Stone (free lower level parking - off Alameda St This month's General Meeting will continue our project on "Becoming a Desert Community" by presenting films relevant to desert natural buildings ...
  • Common Ground Two
    Time again to invite you all to proclaim local community from the rooftops. One rooftop at least. Join in on the action on the roof of the Pennington St Parking Garage, 110 E. Pennington St. What is Common Ground? What it is... is a CELEBRATION, where every group, organization, congregation, small business,...
  • Cooking Oil Recycling
    domainOn November 26th, 2010, Enjoy Dining Green and Pima County Waste Water will be collecting used cooking oil from 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.  Enjoy Dining Green will have 2 collection sites, one at 446 North Campbell Ave. #150, Across from Sam Hughes Place, located at the northeast corner of Campbell...
  • SAGCC November Mixer
    Extended Time For November Mixer Friedman Recycling 1825 West Price Tucson, AZ  85705 Sponsored by Saguaro Environmental/Friedman Recycling The earlier start is to take advantage of daylight so we can tour the recycling plant. Nibbles and drinks will be served outside, so we recommend jackets in...
  • Shockingly Sane Solutions Rally
    2602 E. Grant Road The Rally will be held locally while Jon Stewart's Rally to Restore Sanity and Stephen Colbert's March to Keep Fear Alive occur in Washington, D.C. Our rally highlights Tucson organizations that are providing sane solutions to intensifying global challenges. A solar-powered sound...
  • Dedication for Solar Generating Facility
     You are all invited to a dedication ceremony for Pima County's Solar Electric Generating Facility. Be there when they flip the switch on the largest polycrystalline PV solar facility in Southern Arizona. Directions: Exit I-10 at Ruthrauff Road/W. El Camino del Cerro Turn west off the ramp at W....
  • Permaculture workshop
    Introduction to Permaculture - In this one day overview of Permaculture design, ethics, and principles you will have the opportunity to put together a long term plan for your sustainable home and landscape – one that takes care of people and takes care of our environment at the same time. Location:...
  • Imagine Greater Tucson
    Imagine Greater Tucson, a collaborative effort to define a publicly supported vision and clear action plan to help shape the region's future is kicking off its multi-year campaign at the end of the month. There are many opportunities to get involved and to help ensure that sustainability is a fundamental...
  • See "A Sense of Wonder" at the Fox
    Historic Fox Theatre, 17 West Congress, Tucson A Sense of Wonder: a celebration of children and nature, a film about Rachel Carson will be shown at the historic Fox Theater. This gala evening event for adults and youth 12 and above will include appearances by Pete Mesquitey and Eb Eberlein. The event...
  • Local Climate Change Symposium
    A symposium examining recent evidence that climate change may be affecting desert ecology in Saguaro National Park will beheld from 9 am to 4:30 pm, October 2nd at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum's Warden Oasis Theater. Jonathon Overpeck, co-director of the Institute of the Environment and leader on...
  • Wild & Scenic Film Festival
    The Loft Cinema, 3233 E Speedway, Blvd., Tucson, Arizona The Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival On Tour brings together a selection of films from the annual festival held each January in Nevada City, CA. The chosen films not only highlight environmental concerns but also provide solutions, reaching...